The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 7, 2142
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
7:29 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2716
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 308.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.87° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.63° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.